Cookie Policy

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A cookie is a small file that is placed on your browser or device by the website you’re using or ad you’re viewing. Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device after your browser is closed. Persistent cookies may expire at a later date or remain on your device until you clear them from your browser or device.

WHAT ARE MY CHOICES REGARDING COOKIES?

You can modify your settings in most web browsers to accept or deny all cookies, or to request your permission each time a website attempts to place a cookie on your device. You can also delete all cookies that are already on your computer or your mobile device. More information about cookies, including instructions on how to manage cookies based on the browser you use, are available at the following links. 

If you disable cookies entirely, some parts of the FUNDERLAND website may not work properly and you may need to manually adjust your preferences every time you visit our website.

 

HOW DOES FUNDERLAND USE COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES?

FUNDERLAND uses cookies and similar technologies to deliver, measure, and improve our services in various ways. We describe the categories of cookies FUNDERLAND and its contractors use below.

 

STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES

Strictly necessary cookies are needed to enable you to navigate our website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for (such as placing an order) cannot be provided. FUNDERLAND currently uses the following strictly necessary cookies: 

Cookie name

Source

Purpose

Expiry

frontend

Magento

This cookie is used to handle user sessions during customer visits. This cookie stores a random ID which ensures that a user can be uniquely identified as a guest or logged-in user. Functions such as “items last viewed” or retention of the logged-in state are connected with this cookie.

Session

frontend_cid

Magento

This cookie is used to handle user sessions during visits. This cookie stores a random ID which ensures that a user can be uniquely identified as a guest or logged-in user on encrypted pages. Functions such as “items last viewed” or retention of the logged-in state are connected with this cookie.

Session

external_no_cache

Magento

This cookie is a Flag, which indicates whether caching is disabled or not. A cache is used by the website to optimize the response time between the visitor and the website.

Session

PREFERENCES COOKIES

Preference cookies enable our website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.

 

FUNDERLAND currently uses the following preference cookies: 

Cookie name

Source

Purpose

Expiry

lang

Magento

This cookie keeps remembers the user’s selected language version of a website

Session

 

PERFORMANCE COOKIES

FUNDERLAND uses Google Analytics performance cookies to analyze how visitors use our website and to monitor the performance of our website. These cookies allow us to measure and improve our services. To opt out of Google Analytics visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

FUNDERLAND currently uses the following performance cookies: 

Cookie name

Source

Purpose

Expiry

_utma

Google Analytics

This cookie keeps track of the number of times a visitor has been to our website, when their first visit was, and when their last visit occurred. Google Analytics uses the information from this cookie to calculate things like Days and Visits to purchase.

Persistent

_utmb & _utmc

Google Analytics

These B and C cookies are brothers, working together to calculate how long a visit takes. __utmb takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor enters our website, while __utmc takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor leaves our website. __utmb expires at the end of the session. __utmc waits 30 minutes, and then it expires. The __utmc cookie has no way of knowing when a user closes their browser or leaves our website, so it waits 30 minutes for another pageview to happen, and if it doesn’t, it expires.

Session

_utmz

Google Analytics

This cookie keeps track of where the visitor came from, what search engine you used, what link you clicked on, what keyword you used, and where you were in the world when you accessed our website. It expires in 15,768,000 seconds – or, in 6 months. This cookie is how Google Analytics knows to whom and to what source / medium / keyword to assign the credit for a Goal Conversion or an Ecommerce Transaction.

Persistent

_utmv

Google Analytics

We are making use of the user-defined report in Google Analytics, and have coded our website for some custom segmentation, the __utmv cookie gets set on the customer’s computer, so that Google Analytics knows how to classify that visitor.

Persistent

_utmt

Google Analytics

Used to throttle the speed of requests to the server.

1 Day

_utm.gif

Google Analytics

Google Analytics tracking code that logs details about the visitor’s browser and computer

Session

__ar_v4

Doubleclick by Google

FUNDERLAND uses DoubleClick to place advertisements that point to our website in Google search results. This cookie is used to track conversion rates for these ads.

Persistent

jsessionid

GoDaddy

This cookie preserves users states across page requests

1 Day

Local_storage_support_test

Twitter

This cookie is used in context with the local-storage function in the browser. This function allows the website to load faster by pre-loading certain procedures.

Persistent

 

To opt out of Google Analytics, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

 

TARGETING COOKIES

Targeting cookies (also known as advertising cookies) collect information about your browsing habits and are used by third-party services such as AddThis to make advertising more relevant to you and your interests. These are commonly used by third-party websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Google+ and are placed when you use social sharing buttons on our website.

When you use these share buttons, you will be directed to a page that is controlled by a third-party company which may place a targeting cookie on your device. Your use of a social share button will be subject to the applicable third-party service’s privacy and cookies policies.

Cookie name

Source

Purpose

Expiry

_atuvc

AddThis

This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites and mobile device application to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count. The information collected does not directly identify an individual and is instead designed to identify the devices used by our visitors. However, in certain circumstances, the visitor may opt to share their email address with AddThis to facilitate the services. These email addresses are not used for online behavioural advertising.

Persistent

_atuvs

AddThis

Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service.

1 Day

uvc

AddThis

Detects how often the social sharing service encounters the same user

1 Year

xtc

AddThis

Registers the user’s sharing of content via social media

1 Year

_at.cww

AddThis

Used by the social sharing platform AddThis

Persistent

_at-rand

AddThis

Used by the social sharing platform AddThis

Persistent

loc

AddThis

Used to help providers determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located.

1 Year

_widgetsettings

Twitter

Pending. Currently Unclassified.

Persistent

i/jot/syndication

Twitter

Pending. Currently Unclassified.

Session

 

HTML WEB BEACON PIXELS

Our marketing emails may contain HTML web beacon pixels. These tell us whether our marketing emails are opened and whether any links to our website within the emails are clicked. We may use this information to improve our marketing emails and tailor them to the products that interest you most. This information may be connected to your personal identity.

OUR COOKIES AND ONLINE ADVERTISING POLICY DOES NOT COVER THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

This policy does not apply to, and FUNDERLAND is not responsible for, the privacy practices of third-party websites or services which may be linked to or accessible through this website.

CHANGES TO OUR COOKIES AND ONLINE ADVERTISING POLICY

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time and we encourage you to review it periodically to stay informed about how FUNDERLAND is using cookies. This policy was last updated on 13 November, 2018.

QUESTIONS

If you have any comments, questions, complaints or concerns, please contact us by email at info@funderland.com or write to us at:

GDPR Data Controller

Wm Bird (Sales) Ltd

Ivernia House

97 Henry Street

Limerick

Ireland